Re: Chosera stone crack

Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:20 pm

huh...i just noticed a crack in my 10k stone....right across the stone about a quarter of the way down. Not sure why they are cracking, the longest each of them has soaked is around 10 minutes and that is what you recommend before using them and I haven't put a lot of pressure on them when using them. Well, I will try to get both of them in the mail tomorrow. and by the way, CKTG, you have some of the best CS I have seen! Thanks!

Re: Chosera stone crack

Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:49 pm

My 400 stone has developed a crack after a couple of uses. Its never been soaked for an extended period of time and was dried on a towel next to my sink. Its a fairly small crack and is in a spot that shouldnt hinder my use of the stone, but I just thought I would add my experience as it seems this may be a problem others may experience.

Re: Chosera stone crack

Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:49 pm

AAHHHHHH! I dont know what is going on but i got the 10k and the 5k sent to CKTG and just a few minutes ago I was sharpening with my 3k chosera and in the middle of a stroke, almost half of the stone fell off! So I put a drop of glue on the plate and tried to fit the stone back together but when I sharpen, I feel the crack hitting the edge of the knife so now I am down to a 220 EP stone, a 400 EP stone, and a 400 Chosera stone.

Here is a pic of the stone and the reason it is darker in some spots is that it was just after I was sharpening, just drying a little:

Re: Chosera stone crack

Fri Jun 15, 2012 2:01 pm

damn it sucks that your stone had to break. I would guess the pressure and angle you are using the knife at would affect it. Same thing happened to the one i have and i just have to use shorter strokes but still get great results. Just a different technique